Publications

2021

  1. Shi, G., Nishizawa, S., Matsushita, T., Kato, Y., Kozumi, T., Matsui, Y. and Shirasaki, N., Computational fluid dynamics-based modeling and optimization of flow rate and radiant exitance for 1,4-dioxane degradation in a vacuum ultraviolet photoreactor, Water Research, accepted.
  2. Asami, M., Furuhashi, Y., Nakamura, Y., Sasaki, Y., Adachi, Y., Maeda, N. and Matsui, Y., A field survey on elution of lead and nickel from taps used in homes and analysis of product test results, Science of the Total Environment, 771, 144979, 2021.
  3. Nakazawa, Y., Abe, T., Matsui, Y., Shirasaki, N. and Matsushita, T., Stray particles as the source of residuals in sand filtrate: Behavior of superfine powdered activated carbon particles in water treatment processes, Water Research, 190, 116786, 2021.
  4. Narita, K., Matsui, Y., Matsushita, T. and Shirasaki, N., Selection of priority pesticides in Japanese drinking water quality regulation: validity, limitations, and evolution of a risk prediction method, Science of The Total Environment, 751, 141636, 2021.

2020

  1. Saito, S., Matsui, Y., Yamamoto, Y., Matsushita, S., Mima, S., Shirasaki, N. and Matsushita, T., Oxidative removal of soluble divalent manganese ion by chlorine in the presence of superfine powdered activated carbon, Water Research, 187, 116412, 2020.
  2. Shirasaki, N., Matsushita, T., Matsui, Y. and Koriki, S., Suitability of pepper mild mottle virus as a human enteric virus surrogate for assessing the efficacy of thermal or free-chlorine disinfection processes by using infectivity assays and enhanced viability PCR, Water Research, 186, 116409, 2020.
  3. Kamata, M., Matsui, Y. and Asami, M., National trends in pesticides in drinking water and water sources in Japan, Science of The Total Environment, 744, 140930, 2020.
  4. Matsushita, T., Fujita, Y., Omori, K., Huang, Y., Matsui, Y. and Shirasaki, N., Effect of chlorination on anti-acetylcholinesterase activity of organophosphorus insecticide solutions and contributions of the parent insecticides and their oxons to the activity, Chemosphere, 261, 127743, 2020.
  5. Chen, Y., Nakazawa, Y., Matsui, Y., Shirasaki, N. and Matsushita, T., Sulfate ion in raw water affects performance of high-basicity PACl coagulants produced by Al(OH)3 dissolution and base-titration: removal of SPAC particles by coagulation-flocculation, sedimentation, and sand filtration, Water Research, 183, 116093, 2020.
  6. Nishizawa, S., Matsushita, T., Matsui, Y. and Shirasaki, N., Formation of disinfection by-products from coexisting organic matter during vacuum ultraviolet (VUV) or ultraviolet (UV) treatment following pre-chlorination and their fates after post-chlorination, Science of the Total Environment, 737, 140300, 2020.
  7. Nakayama, A., Sakamoto, A., Matsushita, T., Matsui, Y. and Shirasaki, N., Effects of pre, post, and simultaneous loading of natural organic matter on 2-methylisoborneol adsorption on superfine powdered activated carbon: reversibility and external pore-blocking, Water Research, 182, 115992, 2020.
  8. Zhao, Y., Kitajima, R., Shirasaki, N., Matsui, Y. and Matsushita, T., Precoating membranes with submicron super-fine powdered activated carbon after coagulation prevents transmembrane pressure rise: Straining and high adsorption capacity effects, Water Research, 177, 115757, 2020.

2019

  1. Matsushita, T., Sugita, W., Ishikawa, T., Shi, G., Nishizawa, S., Matsui, Y. and Shirasaki, N., Prediction of 1,4-dioxane decomposition during VUV treatment by model simulation taking into account effects of coexisting inorganic ions, Water Research, 164, 114918, 2019.
  2. Nishikawa, S., Matsui, Y., Matsushita, T. and Shirasaki, N., Assessment of indirect inhalation exposure to formaldehyde evaporated from water, Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology, 106, 43-49, 2019.
  3. Takaesu, H., Matsui, Y., Nishimura, Y., Matsushita, T. and Shirasaki, N., Micro-milling super-fine powdered activated carbon decreases adsorption capacity by introducing oxygen/hydrogen-containing functional groups on carbon surface from water, Water Research, 155, 66-75, 2019.

2018

  1. Nakazawa, Y., Matsui, Y., Hanamura, Y., Shinno, K., Shirasaki, N. and Matsushita, T., Minimizing residual black particles in sand filtrate when applying super-fine powdered activated carbon: coagulants and coagulation conditions, Water Research, 147, 311-320, 2018.
  2. Takanashia, H., Abiru, K., Hama, T., Shinfuku, Y., Nakajima, T., Ohki, A., Ueda, T., Kondo, T., Matsushita, T. and Kameya, T., Identification of a mutagenic chlorination by-product produced from (E)-1,3-dichloropropene (a component of nematocide DD) by using high resolution LC/MS and multivariate analysis, Water Research, 146, 187-196, 2018.
  3. Ohno, K., Asami, M. and Matsui, Y., Is the default of 2 liters for daily per-capita water consumption appropriate? A nationwide survey reveals water intake in Japan, Journal of Water and Health, accepted.
  4. Nakazawa, Y., Matsui, Y., Hanamura, Y., Shinno, K., Shirasaki, N. and Matsushita, T., Identifying, counting, and characterizing superfine activated-carbon particles remaining after coagulation, sedimentation, and sand filtration, Water Research, 138, 160-168, 2018.
  5. Akiyama, M., Matsui, Y., Kido, J., Matsushita, T. and Shirasaki, N., Monte-Carlo and multi-exposure assessment for the derivation of criteria for disinfection byproducts and volatile organic compounds in drinking water: allocation factors and liter-equivalents per day, Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology, 95, 161-174, 2018.
  6. Matsushita, T., Morimoto, A., Kuriyama, T., Matsumoto, E., Matsui, Y., Shirasaki, N., Kondo, T., Takanashi, H. and Kameya, T., Removals of pesticides and pesticide transformation products during drinking water treatment processes and their impact on mutagen formation potential after chlorination, Water Research, 138, 67-76, 2018.
  7. Shirasaki, N., Matsushita, T., Matsui, Y. and Yamashita, R., Evaluation of the suitability of a plant virus, pepper mild mottle virus, as a surrogate of human enteric viruses for assessment of the efficacy of coagulation-rapid sand filtration to remove those viruses, Water Research, 129, 460-469, 2018.
  8. Matsushita, T., Honda, S., Kuriyama, T., Fujita, Y., Kondo, T., Matsui, Y., Shirasaki, N., Takanashi, H. and Kameya, T., Identification of mutagenic transformation products generated during oxidation of 3-methyl-4-nitrophenol solutions by orbitrap tandem mass spectrometry and quantitative structure-activity relationship analyses, Water Research, 129, 347-356, 2018.

2017

  1. Matsushita, T., Sakuma, M., Tazawa, S., Hatase, T., Shirasaki, N. and Matsui, Y., Use of gas chromatography-mass spectrometry-olfactometry and a conventional flask test to identify off-flavor compounds generated from phenylalanine during chlorination of drinking water, Water Research, 125, 332-340, 2017.
  2. Pan, L., Nishimura, Y., Takaesu, H., Matsui, Y., Matsushita, T. and Shirasaki, N., Effects of decreasing activated carbon particle diameter from 30 m to 140 nm on equilibrium adsorption capacity, Water Research, 124, 425-434, 2017.
  3. Matsui, Y., Shirasaki, N., Yamaguchi, T., Kondo, K., Machida, K., Fukuura, T. and Matsushita, T., Characteristics and components of poly-aluminum chloride coagulants that enhance arsenate removal by coagulation: detailed analysis of aluminum species, Water Research, 118, 177-186, 2017.
  4. Matsushita, T., Matsui, Y., Ikekame, S., Sakuma M. and Shirasaki, N., Trichloramine removal with activated carbon is governed by two reductive reactions: a theoretical approach with diffusion-reaction models, Environmental Science & Technology, 51, 4541-4548, 2017.
  5. Kamata, M., Asami, M. and Matsui, Y., Presence of the β-triketone herbicide tefuryltrione in drinking water sources and its degradation product in drinking waters, Chemosphere, 178, 333-339, 2017.
  6. Shirasaki, N., Matsushita, T., Matsui, Y. and Murai, K., Assessment of the efficacy of membrane filtration processes to remove human enteric viruses and the suitability of bacteriophages and a plant virus as surrogates for those viruses, Water Research, 115, 29-39, 2017.
  7. Pan, L., Takagi, Y., Matsui, Y., Matsushita, T. and Shirasaki, N., Micro-milling of spent granular activated carbon for its possible reuse as an adsorbent: remaining capacity and characteristics, Water Research, 114, 50-58, 2017.
  8. Shirasaki, N., Matsushita, T., Matsui, Y., Murai, K. and Aochi, A., Elimination of representative contaminant candidate list viruses, coxsackievirus, echovirus, hepatitis A virus, and norovirus, from water by coagulation processes, Journal of Hazardous Materials, 326, 110-119, 2017.

2016

  1. Pan, L., Matsui, Y., Matsushita, T. and Shirasaki, N., Superiority of wet-milled over dry-milled superfine powdered activated carbon for adsorptive 2-methylisoborneol removal, Water Research, 102, 516-523, 2016. Source code for model simulation is available by clicking here.
  2. Shirasaki, N., Matsushita, T., Matsui, Y., Marubayashi, T. and Murai, K., Investigation of enteric adenovirus and poliovirus removal by coagulation processes and suitability of bacteriophages MS2 and φX174 as surrogates for those viruses, Science of the Total Environment, 563-564, 29-39, 2016.
  3. Matsushita, T., Hashizuka, M., Kuriyama, T., Matsui, Y. and Shirasaki, N., Use of orbitrap–MS/MS and QSAR analyses to estimate mutagenic transformation products of iopamidol generated during ozonation and chlorination, Chemosphere, 148, 233-240, 2016.
  4. Shirasaki, N., Matsushita, T., Matsui, Y. and Marubayashi, T., Effect of coagulant basicity on virus removal from water by polyferric chloride, Journal of Water Supply: Research and Technology–AQUA, 65(4), 322-329, 2016.
  5. Shirasaki, N., Matsushita, T., Matsui, Y. and Marubayashi, T., Effect of aluminum hydrolyte species on human enterovirus removal from water during the coagulation process, Chemical Engineering Journal, 284, 786-793, 2016.

2015

  1. Shirasaki, N., Matsushita, T., Matsui, Y. and Ohno, K., Characterization of recombinant norovirus virus-like particles and evaluation of their applicability to the investigation of norovirus removal performance in membrane filtration processes, Water Science and Technology: Water Supply, 16(3), 737-745, 2015.
  2. Matsui, Y., Nakao, S., Sakamoto, A., Taniguchi, T., Pan, L., Matsushita, T., and Shirasaki, N., Adsorption capacities of activated carbons for geosmin and 2-methylisoborneol vary with activated carbon particle size: effects of adsorbent and adsorbate characteristics, Water Research, 85, 95-102, 2015.
  3. Matsushita, T., Kobayashi, N., Hashizuka, M., Sakuma, H., Kondo, T., Matsui, Y. and Shirasaki, N., Changes in mutagenicity and acute toxicity of solutions of iodinated X-ray contrast media during chlorination, Chemosphere, 135, 101-107, 2015.
  4. Matsushita, T., Nakamura, K., Matsui, Y. and Shirasaki, N., Effect of growth phase of cyanobacterium on release of intracellular geosmin from cells during microfiltration process, Membrane Water Treatment, 6, 225-235, 2015.
  5. Matsushita, T., Hirai, S., Ishikawa, T., Matsui, Y. and Shirasaki, N., Decomposition of 1,4-dioxane by vacuum ultraviolet irradiation: Study of economic feasibility and by-product formation, Process Safety and Environmental Protection, 94, 528-541, 2015.
  6. Sakuma, M., Matsushita, T., Matsui, Y., Aki, T., Isaka, M. and Shirasaki, N., Mechanisms of trichloramine removal with activated carbon: Stoichiometric analysis with isotopically labelled trichloramine and theoretical analysis with a diffusion-reaction model, Water Research, 68, 839-848, 2015.
  7. Kimura, M., Matsui, Y., Saito, S., Takahashi, T., Nakagawa, M., Shirasaki, N. and Matsushita, T., Hydraulically irreversible membrane fouling during coagulation-microfiltration and its control by using high-basicity polyaluminum chloride, Journal of Membrane Science, 477, 115-122, 2015.
  8. Ikari, M., Matsui, Y., Suzuki, Y., Matsushita, T. and Shirasaki, N., Removal of iodide from water by chlorination and subsequent adsorption on powdered activated carbon, Water Research, 68, 227-237, 2015.

2014

  1. Matsui, Y., Sakamoto, A., Nakao, S., Taniguchi, T., Matsushita, T., Shirasaki, N., Sakamoto, N. and Yurimoto, H., Isotope microscopy visualization of the adsorption profile of 2-methylisoborneol and geosmin in powdered activated carbon, Environmental Science & Technologyy, 48, 10897-10903, 2014.
  2. Shirasaki, N., Matsushita, T., Matsui, Y., Urasaki, T., Kimura, M. and Ohno, K., Virus removal by an in-line coagulation-ceramic microfiltration process with high-basicity polyaluminum coagulation pretreatment, Water Science and Technology: Water Supply, 14(3), 429-437, 2014.
  3. Narita, K., Matsui, Y., Iwao, K., Kamata, M., Matsushita, T. and Shirasaki, N., Selecting pesticides for inclusion in drinking water quality guidelines on the basis of detection probability and ranking, Environment International, 63, 114-120, 2014.
  4. Shirasaki, N., Matsushita, T., Matsui, Y., Oshiba, A., Marubayashi, T. and Sato, S., Improved virus removal by high-basicity polyaluminum coagulants compared to commercially available aluminum-based coagulants, Water Research, 48, 375-386, 2014.
  5. Takanashi, H., Hama, T., Nakajima, T., Ohki, A., Kondo, T., Kameya, T. and Matsushita, T., A screening study of mutagen formation potential (MFP) of pesticide transformation products in water environments (PTPWs) to investigate the MFP changes from their parent pesticides through transformations, Journal of Water Environment Technology, 12(1), 25-32, 2014.

2013

  1. Kobayashi, Y., Itoh, M., Yamada, T., Akiba, M., Matsui, Y., Experimental evaluations of water treatment systems using a pilot-scale plant for adaptations to a sharp increase in raw-water turbidity caused by climate change, Water Science & Technology: Water Supply, 13(1), 139-146, 2013.
  2. Matsui, Y., Ishikawa, T. B., Kimura, M., Machida, K., Shirasaki, N. and Matsushita, T., Aluminum concentrations of sand filter and polymeric membrane filtrates: a comparative study, Separation and Purification Technology, 119, 58-65, 2013.
  3. Niizuma, S., Matsui, Y., Ohno, K., Itoh, S., Matsushita, T. and Shirasaki, N., Relative source allocation of TDI to drinking water for derivation of a criterion for chloroform: a Monte-Carlo and multi-exposure assessment, Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology, 67, 98-107, 2013.
  4. Matsushita, T., Shirasaki, N., Tatsuki, Y. and Matsui, Y., Investigating norovirus removal by microfiltration, ultrafiltration, and precoagulation-microfiltration processes using recombinant norovirus virus-like particles and real-time immuno-PCR, Water Research, 47, 5819-5827, 2013.
  5. Asami, M., Yoshida, N., Kosaka, K., Ohno, K. and MatsuiY., Contribution of tap water to chlorate and perchlorate intake: a market basket study, Science of the Total Environment, 463-464, 199-208, 2013.
  6. Matsui, Y., Nakao, S., Yoshida, T., Taniguchi, T. and Matsushita, T., Natural organic matter that penetrates or does not penetrate activated carbon and competes or does not compete with geosmin, Separation and Purification Technology, 113, 75-82, 2013.
  7. Matsui, Y., Nakao, S., Taniguchi, T. and Matsushita, T., Geosmin and 2-methylisoborneol removal using superfine powdered activated carbon: shell adsorption and branched-pore kinetic model analyse and optimal particle size, Water Research, 47, 2873-2880, 2013. Source code for model simulation is available by clicking here.
  8. Matsushita, T., Suzuki, H., Shirasaki, N., Matsui, Y. and Ohno, K., Adsorptive virus removal with super-powdered activated carbon, Separation and Purification Technology, 107, 79-84, 2013.
  9. Takanashi, H., Kishida, M., Abiru, K., Kondo, T., Kameya, T., Matsushita, T., Nakajima, T., Ohki, A., A screening study on the mutagen formation potential of 44 pesticides, Journal of Water Supply: Research and Technology–AQUA, 62(1), 14-22, 2013.
  10. Kimura, M., Matsui, Y., Kondo, K., Ishikawa, T.B., Matsushita, T. and Shirasaki, N., Minimizing residual aluminum concentration in treated water by tailoring properties of polyaluminum coagulants, Water Research, 47(6), 2075-2084, 2013.

2012

  1. Takanashi, H., Abiru, K., Tanaka, H., Kishida, M., Nakajima, T., Ohki, A., Kondo, T., Kameya, T. and Matsushita, T., Production of chloro-5-hydroxy-2-nitrobenzoic acid through chlorination of 3-methyl-4-nitrophenol, a typical hydrolysate of fenitrothion, Journal of Water Environment Technology, 10(4), 437-447, 2012.
  2. Kameya, T., Saito, M., Kondo, T., Toriumi, W., Fujie, K., Matsushita, T. and Takanashi, H., Detection of fenitrothion and its degradate 3-methyl-4-nitrophenol in water environment, Journal of Water Environment Technology, 10(4), 427-436, 2012.
  3. Kondo, T., Saito, M., Kameya, T., Fujie, K., Matsushita, T. and Takanashi, H., Analytical method for simultaneous determination of pesticides and pesticide transformation products in water environment using GC-MS and LC-MS/MS, Journal of Water Environment Technology, 10(4), 409-417, 2012.
  4. Matsui, Y., Yoshida, T., Nakao, S., Knappe, D. and Matsushita, T., Characteristics of competitive adsorption between 2-methylisoborneol and natural organic matter on superfine and conventionally sized powdered activated carbons, Water Research, 46, 4741-4749, 2012.
  5. Shirasaki, N., Matsushita, T., Matsui, Y., Urasaki, T. and Ohno, K., Difference in behaviors of F-specific DNA and RNA bacteriophages during coagulation-rapid sand filtration and coagulation-microfiltration processes, Water Science and Technology: Water Supply, 12(5), 666-673, 2012.
  6. Tani, K., Matsui, Y., Iwao, K., Kamata, M. and Matsushita, T., Selecting analytical target pesticides in monitoring: sensitivity analysis and scoring, Water Research, 46, 741-749, 2012.

2011

  1. Matsushita, T., Shirasaki, N., Matsui, Y. and Ohno, K., Virus inactivation during coagulation with aluminum coagulants, Chemosphere, 85(4), 571-576, 2011.
  2. Matsui, Y., Ando, N., Yoshida, T., Kurotobi, R., Matsushita, T. and Ohno, K., Modeling high adsorption capacity and kinetics of organic macromolecules on super-powdered activated carbon, Water Research, 45, 1720-1728, 2011.
  3. Ando, N., Matsui, Y., Matsushita, T. and Ohno, K., Direct observation of solid-phase adsorbate concentration profile in powdered activated carbon particle to elucidate mechanism of high adsorption capacity on super-powdered activated carbon, Water Research, 45, 761-767, 2011.

2010

  1. Matsushita, T., Kobayashi, Y., Nakamura, K., Matsui, Y. and Ohno, K., Effect of transmembrane pressure on geosmin release from cyanobacterial cell during microfiltration, Water Practice and Technology, 5(3), doi:10.2166/wpt.2010.049, 2010.
  2. Ohno, K., Ishikawa, K., Kurosawa, Y., Matsui, Y., Matsushita, T. and Magara, Y., Exposure assessment of metal intakes from drinking water relative to those from total diet in Japan, Water Science and Technology, 62(11), 2694-2701, 2010.
  3. Tani, K., Matsui, Y., Narita, K., Ohno, K. and Matsushita, T., Sensitivity analysis using a diffuse pollution hydrologic model to assess factors affecting pesticide concentrations in river water, Water Science and Technology, 62(11), 2579-2589, 2010.
  4. Ando, N., Matsui, Y., Kurotobi, R., Nakano, Y., Matsushita, T. and Ohno, K., Comparison of natural organic matter adsorption capacities of super-powdered activated carbon and powdered activated carbon, Water Research, 44, 4127-4136, 2010.
  5. Matsui, Y., Nakano, Y., Ando, N., Sasaki, H., Ohno, K. and Matsushita, T., Geosmin and 2-methylisoborneol adsorption on super-powdered activated carbon in the presence of natural organic matter, Water Science and Technology, 62(11), 2664-2668, 2010.
  6. Shirasaki, N., Matsushita, T.,Matsui, Y., Kobuke, M. and Ohno, K., Feasibility of in-line coagulation as a pretreatment for ceramic microfiltration to remove viruses, Journal of Water Supply: Research and Technology–AQUA, 59(8), 501-511, 2010. download
  7. Shirasaki, N., Matsushita, T., Matsui, Y., Urasaki, T., Oshiba, A. and Ohno, K., Evaluation of norovirus removal performance in a coagulation-ceramic microfiltration process by using recombinant norovirus virus-like particles, Water Science and Technology, 61(8), 2027-2034, 2010. download
  8. Shirasaki, N., Matsushita, T., Matsui, Y., Oshiba, A. and Ohno, K., Estimation of norovirus removal performance in a coagulation-rapid sand filtration process by using recombinant norovirus VLPs, Water Research, 44(5), 1307-1316, 2010. download
  9. Ohno, K., Matsui, Y., Itoh, M., Oguchi, Y., Kondo, T., Konno, Y., Matsushita, T. and Magara, Y., NF membrane fouling by aluminum and iron coagulant residuals after coagulation-MF pretreatment, Desalination, 254, 17-22, 2010. download

2009

  1. Ohno, K., Kadota, E., Matsui, Y., Kondo, Y., Matsushita, T. and Magara, Y., Plant capacity affects some basic indices of treated water quality: Multivariate statistical analysis of drinking water treatment plants in Japan, Journal of Water Supply: Research and Technology–AQUA, 58(7), 476-487, 2009. download
  2. Matsui, Y., Hasegawa, H., Ohno, K., Matsushita, T., Mima, S., Kawase, Y. and Aizawa, T., Effects of super-powdered activated carbon pretreatment on coagulation and trans-membrane pressure buildup during microfiltration, Water Research, 43(20), 5160-5170, 2009. download
  3. Matsui, Y., Ando, N., Sasaki, H., Matsushita, T. and Ohno, K., Branched pore kinetic model analysis of geosmin adsorption on super-powdered activated carbon, Water Research, 43(12), 3095-3103, 2009. download
  4. Shirasaki, N., Matsushita, T., Matsui, Y., Urasaki, T. and Ohno, K., Comparison of behaviors of two surrogates for pathogenic waterborne viruses, bacteriophages Qβ and MS2, during the aluminum coagulation process, Water Research, 43(3), 605-612, 2009. download
  5. Ohno, K., Matsuo, Y., Kimura, T., Yanase, T., Rahman, M. H., Magara, Y., Matsushita, T. and Matsui, Y., Effect of rice-cooking water to the daily arsenic intake in Bangladesh: results of field surveys and ricecooking experiments, Water Science and Technology, 59(2), 195-201, 2009. download
  6. Shirasaki, N., Matsushita, T., Matsui, Y., Kobuke, M. and Ohno, K., Comparison of removal performance of two surrogates for pathogenic waterborne viruses, bacteriophage Qβ and MS2, in a coagulation–ceramic microfiltration system, Journal of Membrane Science, 326, 564-571, 2009. download

2008

  1. Matsushita, T., Matsui, Y., Taniwaki, S., Ikeba, K. and Matsui, Y., Mutagenic fate of insecticide fenitrothion in the environment—mutagenicity increases both by anaerobic biodegradation and photodegradation, Water Science and Technology, 58 (3), 741-747, 2008. download
  2. Matsui, Y., Murai K., Sasaki H., Ohno K. and Matsushita T., Submicron-sized activated carbon particles for the rapid removal of chlorinous and earthy-musty compounds, Journal of Water Supply: Research and Technology–AQUA, 57 (8), 577-583, 2008. download
  3. Shirasaki, N., Matsushita, T., Matsui, Y. and Ohno, K., Effects of reversible and irreversible membrane fouling on virus removal by a coagulation-microfiltration system, Journal of Water Supply: Research and Technology–AQUA, 57 (7), 501-506, 2008. download
  4. Matsushita, T., Matsui, Y., Ohno, K. and Sawaoka, D., Simultaneous removal of cyanobacteria and an earthy odor compound by a combination of activated carbon adsorption, coagulation, and ceramic microfiltration, Journal of Water Supply: Research and Technology–AQUA, 57 (7), 481-487, 2008. download
  5. Ohno, K., Minami, T., Matsui, Y., Magara, Y., Effects of chlorine on organophosphorus pesticides adsorbed on activated carbon: Desorption and oxon formation, Water Research, 42 (6-7), 1753-1759, 2008. download
  6. Matsui, Y., Ozu, T., Inoue, T. and Matsushita, T., Occurrence of a veterinary antibiotic in streams in a small catchment area with livestock farms, Desalination, 226, 215-221, 2008. download

2007

  1. Shirasaki, N., Matsushita, T., Matsui, Y., Ohno, K. and Kobuke, M., Virus removal in a hybrid coagulation-microfiltration system—Investigating mechanisms of virus removal by a combination of PCR and PFU methods, Water Science and Technology: Water Supply, 7(5-6), 1-8, 2007. download
  2. Matsui, Y., Aizawa, T., Suzuki, M. and Kawase, Y., Removal of geosmin and algae by ceramic membrane filtration with super-powdered activated carbon adsorption pretreatment, Water Science and Technology: Water Supply, 7(5-6), 43-51, 2007. download
  3. Magara, Y., Matsui, Y., Ohno, K., New water supply technology and development of water utility management in japan, Journal of Water Supply: Research and Technology–AQUA, 56(6-7), 365-373, 2007. download
  4. Matsui, Y., Aizawa, T., Kanda, F., Nigorikawa, N., Mima, S. and Kawase, Y., Adsorptive removal of geosmin by ceramic membrane filtration with super-powdered activated carbon, Journal of Water Supply: Research and Technology–AQUA, 56(6-7), 411-418, 2007. download
  5. Matsui, Y., Narita, K., Inoue, T. and Matsushita, T., Using precise data sets on farming and pesticide properties to verify a diffuse pollution hydrological model for predicting pesticide concentration, Water Science and Technology, 56(1), 71-80, 2007. download
  6. Ohno, K., Yanase, T., Matsuo, Y., Kimura, T., Rahman, M. H., Magara, Y., Matsui, Y., Arsenic intake via water and food by a population living in arsenic-affected area of Bangladesh, Science of the Total Environment, 381, 68-76, 2007. download
  7. Matsui, Y., Yamagishi, T., Terada, Y., Matsushita, T. and Inoue, T., Suspended particles and their characteristics in water mains: developments of sampling methods, Journal of Water Supply: Research and Technology–AQUA, 56(1), 13-24, 2007. download

2006

  1. Matsui, Y., Narita, K., Inoue, T. and Matsushita, T., Investigation rice-farming pesticide concentrations in river water using a basin-scale runoff model with uncertain inputs, Transactions of the ASABE, 49 6, 1723-1735, 2006.
  2. Matsushita, T., Le-Clech, P., Chen, V. and Wickramasinghe, S.R., Behavior of gold colloid as model viruses during filtration through adsorptive ion exchange membranes, Desalination, 199 (1-3), 105-107, 2006. download
  3. Matsui, Y., Narita, K., Inoue, T. and Matsushita, T., Screening level analysis for monitoring pesticide in river water using a hydrological diffuse pollution model with limited input data, Water Science and Technology, 53 (10), 173-81, 2006. download
  4. Ohgai,T., Oguchi,Y., Ohno,K., Kamei,T.,Magara,Y., and Itoh,M., Development of evaluation methods to introduce a nanofiltration membrane process in drinking water treatment, Water Science and Technology: Water Supply, 6 (2), 9-17, 2006.
  5. Ohno, K., Kadota, E., Kondo, Y.,Kamei, T. and Magara, Y., Estimation of geographical variation of cancer risks in drinking water in Japan, Water Science and Technology: Water Supply, 6 (2), 31-37, 2006.
  6. Matsui, Y., Sanogawa, T., Aoki, N., Mima, S. and Matsushita, T., Evaluating submicron-sized activated carbon adsorption for microfiltration pretreatment, Water Science and Technology: Water Supply, 6 (1), 149-155, 2006.
  7. Matsushita, T., Matsui, Y. and Matsui, Y., Estimating mutagenic compounds generated during photolysis of fenitrothion-by HPLC fractionation followed by mutagenicity testing and high-resolution GC-MS analysis, Chemosphere, 64 (1), 144-151, 2006. download
  8. Matsushita, T., Matsui, Y. and Shirasaki, N., Analyzing mass balance of viruses in a coagulation-ceramic microfiltration hybrid system by a combination of the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) method and the plaque forming units (PFU) method, Water Science and Technology, 53 (7), 199-207, 2006. download

2005

  1. Matsui, Y., Murase, R., Sanogawa, T., Aoki, N., Mima, S., Inoue, T. and Matsushita, T., Rapid adsorption pretreatment with submicron powdered activated carbon particles before microfiltration, Water Science and Technology, 51 (6-7), 249-256, 2005. download
  2. Matsui, Y., Fukuda, Y., Murase, R., Aoki, N., Mima, S., Inoue, T. and Matsushita, T., Ceramic MF with submicron-sized activated carbon adsorption and coagulation pretreatments for rapid and effective NOM removal, In: Loosdrecht, M. V. and Clement, J. (eds.), 2nd IWA Leading-Edge on Water and Wastewater Treatment Technologies, Water and Environmental Management Series (WEMS), 8, 23-32, 2005. download
  3. Matsui, Y., Fukuda, Y., Inoue, T., Matsushita, T., Aoki, N. and Mima, S., Enhancing adsorption-membrane hybrid system with microground activated carbon, Water Science and Technology: Water Supply, 4 (5-6), 189-197, 2005. download
  4. Matsui, Y., Inoue, T., Matsushita, T., Yamada, T., Yamamoto, M. and Sumigama, Y., Effect of uncertainties of agricultural working schedule and Monte-Carlo evaluation of the model input in basin-scale runoff model analysis of herbicides, Water Science and Technology, 51 (3-4), 329-337, 2005. download
  5. Matsushita, T., Matsui, Y., Saeki, R. and Inoue, T., Mutagenicity of anaerobic fenitrothion metabolites after aerobic biodegradation, Chemosphere, 61 (8), 1134-1141, 2005. download
  6. Matsushita, T., Matsui, Y., Matsui, Y. and Inoue, T., Fate of mutagenicity produced during anaerobic biodegradation of the herbicide chlornitrofen (CNP), Journal of Environmental Science and Health Part B, B40 (6), 851-861, 2005. download
  7. Matsushita, T., Matsui, Y., Shirasaki, N. and Kato, Y., Effect of membrane pore size, coagulation time, and coagulant dose on virus removal by a coagulation-ceramic microfiltration hybrid system, Desalination, 178 (1-3), 21-26, 2005. download
  8. Ohno, K., Furukawa, A., Hayashi,K., Kamei,T. and Magara.Y, Arsenic contamination of groundwater in Nawabganj, Bangladesh, focusing on the relationship with other metals and ions, Water Science and Technology, 52 (8), 87-94, 2005. download
  9. Li, F., Yuasa, A., Muraki, Y. and Matsui, Y., Impacts of a heavy storm of rain upon dissolved and particulate organic C, N and P in the main river of a vegetation-rich basin area in Japan, Science of the Total Environment, 345 (1-3), 99-113, 2005. download
  10. Li, F., Yuasa, A., Matsui, Y. and Cheong, E. J., Polydisperse adsorption characteristics of aqueous organic matrices in water and wastewater sources, Adsorption, 11 (Supplement 1), 691-696, 2005. download
  11. Yuasa, A., Li, F., Cheong, E. J. and Matsui, Y., Adsorption of nonylphenol ethoxylates in the presence of competing natural organic matter, Adsorption, 11 (Supplement 1), 243-248, 2005. download

2004

  1. Matsui, Y., Murase, R., Sanogawa, T., Aoki, N., Mima, S., Inoue, T. and Matsushita, T., Micro-ground powdered activate carbon for effective removal of natural organic matter during water treatment, Water Science and Technology: Water Supply, 4 (4), 155-163, 2004. download
  2. Matsushita, T., Matsui, Y. and Inoue, T., Irreversible and reversible adhesions between virus particles and hydrolyzing-precipitating aluminum: a function of coagulation, Water Science and Technology, 50 (12), 201-206, 2004. download
  3. Ohno, K., Uchiyama, M., Saito, M., Kamei, T. and Magara, Y., Practical design of flocculator for new polymeric inorganic coagulant - PSI, Water Science and Technology: Water Supply, 4 (1), 67-75, 2004. download
  4. Magara, Y., Risk Management of Water Environmental in New Paradigm, Journal of Water and Environmental Technology, 2 (1), 9-16, 2004. download
  5. Inoue, T., Matsui, Y., Terada, Y., Baba, K. and Matsushita, T., Characterization of microparticles in raw, treated, and distributed waters by means of elemental and particle size analyses, Water Science and Technology, 50 (12), 71-78, 2004. download
  6. Lee, B.C, Kamata, M., Akatsuka, Y., Takeda, M.,Ohno, K., Kamei, T. and Magara, Y., Effects of chlorine on the decrease of estrogenic chemicals, Water Research, 38 (3), 733-739, 2004. download

2003

  1. Matsui, Y., Matsushita, T., Inoue, T., Yamamoto, M., Hayashi, Y., Yonekawa, H. and Tsutsumi, Y., Virus removal by ceramic membrane microfiltration with coagulation pretreatment, Water Science and Technology: Water Supply, 3 (5), 93-99, 2003. download
  2. Matsui, Y., Matsushita, T., Sakuma, S., Gojo, T., Mamiya, T., Suzuoki, H. and Inoue, T., Virus inactivation in aluminum and polyaluminum coagulation, Environmental Science & Technology, 37 (22), 5175-5180, 2003. download
  3. Matsui, Y., Fukuda, Y., Inoue, T. and Matsushita, T., Effect of natural organic matter on powdered activated carbon adsorption of trace contaminants: characteristics and mechanism of competitive adsorption, Water Research, 37 (18), 4413-4424, 2003. download
  4. Matsushita, T., Matsui, Y., Ikeba, K. and Inoue, T., Contribution of metabolites to mutagenicity during anaerobic biodegradation of fenitrothion, Chemosphere, 50 (3), 275-282, 2003. download
  5. Ohno, K., Sato, Y., Kamei, T. and Magara, Y., Behavior of arsenic in the water system of the Toyohira river basin, Sapporo city, Japan: In Water Resources and Water Supply in 21st Century, Edited by Watanabe, Y. and Funamizu, N., Hokkaido University Press, Sapporo, 85-94, 2003.
  6. Magara, Y., Kamei, T. and Ohno, K., Evolution of japanese drinking water quality standard: Approach to dioxins and endocrine disrupting chemicals: In Water Resources and Water Supply in 21st Century, Edited by Watanabe, Y. and Funamizu, N., Hokkaido University Press, Sapporo, 61-72, 2003.
  7. Li, F., Yuasa, A., Chiharada, H. and Matsui, Y., Polydisperse adsorbability composition of several natural and synthetic organic matrices, Journal of Colloid & Interface Science, 265, 265-275, 2003. download
  8. Li, F., Yuasa, A., Chiharada, H. and Matsui, Y., Storm impacts upon the composition of organic matrices in Nagara river—a study based on molecular weight and activated carbon adsorbability, Water Research, 37 (16), 4027-4037, 2003. download
  9. Kang, M. Kamei, T. and Magara, Y., Comparing polyaluminum chloride and ferric chloride for antimony removal, Water Research, 37 (17), 4171-4179, 2003. download
  10. Kang, M., Chen, H., Sato, Y., Kamei, T. and Magara, Y., Rapid and economical indicator for evaluating arsenic removal with minimum aluminum residual during coagulation process, Water Research, 37 (19), 4599-4604, 2003. download
  11. Lee, B., Ohno, K., Kamei, T., Magara, Y., Lee, S. and Lee, C., Estrogenic activity level of nakdong river basin and its control by water treatment processe, Journal of Water and Environment Technology, 1 (2), 203-208, 2003. download
  12. Tabata, A., Miyamoto, N., Ohnishi, Y., Itoh, M., Yamada, T., Kamei, T. and Magara, Y., The effect of chlorination of estrogenic chemicals on the level of serum vitellogenin of Japanese medaka (Oryzias latipes), Water Science and Technology, 47 (9), 51-57, 2003. download
  13. Saito, M. and Magara, Y., Removal of organic pollutants and metabolic adaptation of microorganisms by micro-aeration, Journal of Environmental Science and Health Part A, A38 (6), 991-1005, 2003. download

2002

  1. Matsui, Y., Knappe, D. R. U. and Takagi, R., Pesticide adsorption by granular activated carbon adsorbers—1. effect of natural organic matter preloading on removal rates and model simplification, Environmenta Science & Technology, 36 (15), 3426-3431, 2002. download
  2. Matsui, Y., Knappe, D. R. U., Iwaki, K. and Ohira, H., Pesticide adsorption by granular activated carbon adsorbers—2. effects of pesticide and natural organic matter characteristics on pesticide breakthrough curves, Environmenta Science & Technology, 36 (15), 3432-3438, 2002. download
  3. Matsui, Y., Nagaya, K., Funahshi, G., Goto, Y., Yuasa, A., Yamamoto, H., Ohkawa, K. and Magara, Y., Effectiveness of antifouling coatings and water flow in controlling attachment of the nuisance mussel Limnoperna fortunei, Biofouling, 18 (2), 137-148, 2002. download
  4. Matsui, Y., Itoshiro, S., Buma, M., Matsushita, T., Hosogoe, K., Yuasa, A., Shinoda, S. and Inoue, T., Predicting pesticide concentrations in river water by hydrologically calibrated basin-scale runoff model, Water Science and Technology, 45 (9), 141-148, 2002. download
  5. Matsui, Y., Iwaki, K., Uematsu, M., Yuasa, A., Pesticide removal by GAC preloaded with natural organic matter, Water Science and Technology: Water Supply, 2 (1), 147-154, 2002. download
  6. Matsushita, T., Matsui, Y., Sakuma, S. and Inoue, T., Changes in mutagenicity of herbicide chlornitrofen during biodegradation, Mutation Research, 516 (1-2), 71-79, 2002. download
  7. Matsushita, T., Matsui, Y., Taniwaki, S. and Inoue, T., Changes in mutagenicity during biodegradation of fenitrothion, Chemosphere, 47 (1), 9-14, 2002. download
  8. Magara, Y., Sustainable development of water services industry, Water Science and Technology, 46 (11-12), 1-6, 2002. download
  9. Magara, Y., Aizawa, T., Ando, M., Seki, Y. and Matsumura, T., Dioxin concentration in liquid chlorine used for water purification, Organohalogen compounds, 59, 223-226, 2002. download
  10. Yuasa, A., Li, F. and Matsui, Y., Adsorption isotherm of nonionic surfactants onto activated carbon: alkylphenol polyethoxylates and alcohol polyethoxylates, Fundamentals of Adsorption, 7, 193-200, 2002.
  11. Li, F., Yuasa, A. and Matsui, Y., Removal of nonionic surfactants in activated carbon bed: parameter estimation and breakthrough prediction, Fundamentals of Adsorption, 7, 162-169, 2002.
  12. Li, F., Ebie, K., Yuasa, A., Azuma, Y., Hagishita, T. and Matsui, Y., Factors affecting the adsorption capacity of dissolved organic matter onto activated carbon: modified isotherm analysis, Water Reseach, 36 (18), 4592-4604, 2002. download
  13. Inoue, T., Ebise, S., Numabe, A., Nagafuchi, O. and Matsui, Y., Runoff characteristics of particulate pesticides in a river from paddy fields, Water Science and Technology, 45 (9), 121-126, 2002. download
  14. Saito, M., Magara, Y. and Wisjnuprapto, Study on self-purification capacity for organic pollutants in stagnant water, Water Science and Technology, 46 (9), 137-146, 2002. download
  15. Sato, Y., Kang, M., Kamei, T. and Magara, Y., Performance of nanofiltration for arsenic removal, Water Reseach, 36 (13), 3371-3377, 2002. download
  16. Kim, H. K., Nakamura, H., Seki, Y., Matsumura, T., Ohno, K., Kamei, T. and Magara, Y., Effect of water treatment for the minimization of dioxins and origin of dioxins in drinking water, Organohalogen compounds, 56, 405-408, 2002. download

2001

  1. Matsui, Y., Nagaya, K., Yuasa, A., Naruto, H., Yamamoto, H., Ohkawa, K. and Magara, Y., Attachment strength of Limnoperna fortunei on substrates and their surface properties, Biofouling, 17 (1), 29-39, 2001.
  2. Matsui, Y., Yuasa, A. and Ariga, K., Removal of a synthetic organic chemical by powdered activated carbon during ultrafiltration. I: theory and modeling, Water Research, 35 (2), 455-463, 2001. download
  3. Matsui, Y., Colas, F., Yuasa, A., Removal of synthetic organic chemical by powdered activated carbon during ultrafiltration. II: model application, Water Research, 35 (2), 464-470, 2001. download
  4. Matsui, Y., Yuasa, A. and Colas, F., Effects of operational modes on the removal of a synthetic organic chemical by powdered activated carbon during ultrafiltration, Water Science and Technology: Water Supply, 1 (5-6), 39-47, 2001. download
  5. Matsushita, T., Sakuma, S., Nakamuro, K. and Matsui, Y., The variation on the mutagenicity of CNP during anaerobic biodegradation, Water Research, 35 (11), 2589-2594, 2001. download
  6. Magara, Y., Matsui, Y., Goto, Y. and Yuasa, A., Invasion of the non-indigenous nuisance mussel, Limnoperna Fortunei, into water supply facilities in Japan, Journal of Water Supply: Research and Technology–AQUA, 50 (3), 113-124, 2001. download
  7. Nagaya, K., Matsui, Y., Ohira, H., Yuasa, A., Yamamoto, H., Ohkawa, K. and Magara, Y., Attachment strength of an adhesive nuisance mussel, Limnoperna fortunei, against water flow, Biofouling, 17 (4), 263-274, 2001.
  8. Tabata, A., Kashiwada, S., Ohnishi, Y., Ishikawa, H., Miyamoto, N., Itoh, M. and Magara, Y., Estrogenic influences of estradiol-17β, p-nonylphenol and bis-phenol-A on Japanese Medaka (Olyzias latipes) at detected environmental concentrations, Water Science and Technology, 43 (2), 109-116, 2001. download
  9. Kashiwada, S., Ohnishi, Y., Ishikawa, H., Miyamoto, N. and Magara, Y., Comprehensive risk assessment of estradiol-17β, p-nonylphenol, and bis-phenol-A in river water in Japan, Environmental Science, 8 (1), 89-102, 2001. download
  10. Tachibana, H., Yamamoto, K., Yoshizawa, K. and Magara, Y., Non-point pollution of Ishikari River, Hokkaido, Japan, Water Science and Technology, 44 (7), 1-8, 2001. download

2000

  1. Magara, Y., Kawasaki, M., Sekino, M. and Yamamura, H., Development of reverse osmosis membrane seawater desalination in Japan, Water Science and Technology, 41 (10-11), 1-8, 2000. download
  2. Hu, J. Y., Morita, T., Magara, Y. and Aizawa, T., Evaluation of reactivity of pesticides with ozone in water using the energies of frontier molecular orbitals, Water Research, 34 (8), 2215-2222, 2000. download
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